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Are they aware that there were no major attacks on US soil before 9-11? Holy crap....Bill Clinton must have been a security God.

2007-08-03 11:15:41 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government Politics

that would be why i said major attacks....6 people were killed in the WTC bombing

2007-08-03 11:23:16 · update #1

9 answers

When that statement is said, it's usually used to validate what a great job mr. bush is doing. It's all they've got.

2007-08-03 11:19:04 · answer #1 · answered by katydid 7 · 2 2

Yeah -- most people ignore that inconvenient fact.

Look at the history of all foreign terrorist attacks on US soil or US military bases -- we get hit on the average every 7~8 years, going back to the 1960s and 1970s.

Neither Bush not Clinton get credit for maintaining the average.

2007-08-03 20:08:39 · answer #2 · answered by coragryph 7 · 0 0

Well...we did have the 1993 WTC bombing and the Murrow Building attack in Oklahoma City in 1995. Those count as terrorist attacks, for sure.

2007-08-03 18:20:21 · answer #3 · answered by Mathsorcerer 7 · 2 0

what about the 93 WTC bombing and I'm not so sure it was only our home boys who did the Oklahoma City bombing, either way it was a major terrorist attack.

2007-08-03 18:22:34 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

It is a "Tag line" used by our Fuhrer, The supreme High Chancellor, "Lord Bushitler" and the members of his Pullet Bureau to cloud the minds of the mass and try to convince us that violating our civil rights, as laid out by the constitution, is the only thing that will protect us from terror.
It ain't nothing but propaganda!

2007-08-03 18:32:37 · answer #5 · answered by bender_xr217 7 · 1 0

-- The 1993 World Trade Center bombing that killed 6 and injured 1,000
-- The 1993 Mogadishu firefight that killed 18 U.S. soldiers
-- The 1995 Saudi Arabia car bomb that killed 5 U.S. military personnel
-- The 1996 Khobal Towers bombing that killed 19 U.S. soldiers, wounding 515
-- The 1998 bombings of two U.S. embassies in Africa that killed 231 citizens, 12 Americans and injured 5,000
-- The 2000 USS Cole attack in Yemen that killed 17 U.S. sailors, wounding 39

In all – including Clinton’s culpability in opening the door to Sept. 11, 2001 when he turned down three offers to have Usama bin Laden arrested as well as several other deliberate national security bungles – global terrorists murdered over 3,000 of our own citizens (which includes the Sept. 11 atrocities) during the Clinton-Gore years.

2007-08-03 18:19:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3 4

Because they conveniently forget the anthrax killer(s) - never identified, still at large

and

the beltway snipers ( lee boyd malvo = illegal alien)

2007-08-03 18:22:01 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

Redstaterandy, how about you read the questions before replying. Only one of those instances happened on US soil and it was far less catostrophic than the 01 attack. and since you like posting these tidbits here ya go.

Clinton Administration developed the nation's first anti-terrorism policy, and appointed first national coordinator of anti-terrorist efforts.
Clinton Administration stopped the Al Qaeda millennium hijacking and bombing plots.
Clinton Administration stopped the planned attack to kill the Pope
Clinton Administration stopped the planned attack to blow up 12 U.S. jetliners simultaneously
Clinton Administration stopped the planned attack to blow up UN Headquarters
Clinton Administration stopped the planned attack to blow up FBI Headquarters
Clinton Administration stopped the planned attack to blow up the Israeli Embassy in Washington
Clinton Administration stopped the planned attack to blow up Boston airport
Clinton Administration stopped the planned attack to blow up Lincoln and Holland Tunnels in NY
Clinton Administration stopped the planned attack to blow up the George Washington Bridge
Clinton Administration stopped the planned attack to blow up the US Embassy in Albania
-- Tried to kill Osama bin Laden and disrupt Al Qaeda through preemptive strikes (efforts denounced by the G.O.P.).
-- Brought perpetrators of first World Trade Center bombing and CIA killings to justice.
-- Did not blame Bush I administration for first World Trade Center bombing even though it occurred 38 days after Bush left office. Instead, worked hard, even obsessively -- and successfully -- to stop future terrorist attacks.
--Named the Hart-Rudman commission to report on nature of terrorist threats and major steps to be taken to combat terrorism.
-Clinton Administration sent legislation to Congress to TIGHTEN AIRPORT SECURITY. (Remember, this is before 911) The legislation was defeated by the Republicans because of opposition from the airlines.
-Clinton Administration sent legislation to Congress to allow for BETTER TRACKING OF TERRORIST FUNDING. It was defeated by Republicans in the Senate because of opposition from banking interests.
-Clinton Administration sent legislation to Congress to add tagents to explosives, to allow for BETTER TRACKING OF EXPLOSIVES USED BY TERRORISTS. It was defeated by the Republicans because of opposition from the NRA.
-Clinton Administration increased the military budget by an average of 14 per cent, reversing the trend under Bush I.
-Clinton Administration tripled the budget of the FBI for counterterrorism and doubled overall funding for counterterrorism
-Clinton Administration detected and destroyed cells of Al Qaeda in over 20 countries
-Clinton Administration created national stockpile of drugs and vaccines including 40 million doses of smallpox vaccine.
-Of Clinton Administration's efforts says Robert Oakley, Reagan Ambassador for Counterterrorism: "Overall, I give them very high marks" and "The only major criticism I have is the obsession with Osama"
-Paul Bremer, current Civilian Administrator of Iraq disagrees slightly with Robert Oakley as he believed the Clinton Administration had "correctly focused on bin Laden.
-Barton Gellman in the Washington Post put it best, "By any measure available, Clinton Administration left office having given greater priority to terrorism than any president before him" and was the "first administration to undertake a systematic anti-terrorist effort

2007-08-03 18:24:26 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2 0

I guess that's pretty disappointing to you, isn't it?

2007-08-03 18:21:07 · answer #9 · answered by Granny Gruntz 3 · 1 0

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